CWC: Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress president, organisational elections in Aug-Sep next year
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Senior leader Sonia Gandhi will continue on the post of Congress president for another year at least as the party goes through the process of electing a new chief.
Sonia Gandhi slams govt over J&K civilian killings, questions silence on China
Oct 16, 2021, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi Saturday condemned the civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir, and said minorities were clearly being targeted in the valley, adding that it was up to the union government to restore social peace and harmony in the Union Territory.
I am a full time, hands-on Congress president: Sonia Gandhi
Oct 16, 2021, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday hit back at her critics within the party and outside as she emphasised being a "full time" and "hands-on" president of the political outfit, saying revival of the party requires "self-control and discipline".
CWC meeting underway, top Congress leaders attend
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A key meeting of the Congress' Working Committee is underway Saturday as the grand old party is aiming for an organisational rejig, media reports said.
Congress crisis: G-23 leaders shoot new letter to Sonia Gandhi saying 'we are not Ji Huzoor-23'
Sep 30, 2021, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Congress is struggling to combat the crisis in Punjab, the G-23 leaders, a group of 23 party dissidents, on Wednesday wrote a new letter to interim president Sonia Gandhi questioning the decisions taken at the top.
Congress likely to tame defiant Sidhu by activating 'Plan B'
Sep 29, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Congress high command is working on a "Plan B" to appoint a new Punjab Congress chief after Navjot Sidhu stepped down from the post, sending a clear message that no one is indispensable to the party, according to media reports.
Will fight for truth till last breath: Navjot Singh Sidhu a day after resigning as PCC chief
Sep 29, 2021, at 05:30 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Rebel Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Wednesday said he will continue to fight for truth till the last breath, remaining defiant a day after resigning as the party chief of the Punjab unit.
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Sep 28, 2021, at 08:43 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a surprising move, Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as the Punjab Congress chief Tuesday.
'Will field candidate against Navjot Sidhu in upcoming polls': Amarinder Singh
Sep 23, 2021, at 04:10 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Amarinder Singh, who recently resigned as the chief minister of Punjab amid pressure from Congress leadership over infighting, has dropped hints in various interviews to media, that he will field a candidate against party's state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in the upcoming Assembly election.
Navjot Sidhu was not the ultimate choice of Congress leadership as Punjab CM
Sep 19, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to be held for the second consecutive day on Sunday to elect a new leader of the CLP was deferred till further instructions from the party leadership.
Anguished at political events of last 5 months, Amarinder wrote to Sonia before quitting
Sep 19, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Hours before he formally submitted his resignation on Saturday to the Governor, Capt Amarinder Singh had written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, apprising her of his decision, while expressing anguish at the political events of the last about five months, which, he said, were clearly “not based on full understanding of the national imperatives of Punjab and its key concerns.”
'Time has come to rise above our compulsions': Sonia Gandhi tells oppositions to unite
Aug 21, 2021, at 03:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Time has come when the interests of the nation demand that all parties rise above "our compulsions", Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi said as she called out to opposition leaders to unite before the 2024 elections at a virtual meeting on Friday.
19 Opposition parties attend Sonia Gandhi's virtual meet
Aug 21, 2021, at 12:58 am
New Delhi/UNI: A virtual meeting called by Congress' interim president Sonia Gandhi was attended by 19 Opposition parties including the Trinamool Congress Party, sources said.
Sonia Gandhi to hold Opposition meeting today
Aug 20, 2021, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will hold a virtual meeting with leaders of several top Opposition parties on Friday, and discuss the strategy to counter the BJP government after the Monsoon Session of Parliament saw a united Opposition cornering the government.
Sonia Gandhi to meet opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee virtually tomorrow
Aug 20, 2021, at 02:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is all set to meet opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray virtually on Friday.
Joined TMC without conditions, no grievance against Sonia-Rahul: Sushmita Dev
Aug 18, 2021, at 01:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress-turned Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sushmita Dev Tuesday said she joined the grand old party's offshoot without any condition.
Former Congress MP Sushmita Dev quits party, likely to join TMC
Aug 16, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Congress MP from Assam's Silchar Sushmita Dev resigned as her party member, triggering speculations over her next political destination.
PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi attend Speaker Om Birla's meeting after Lok Sabha session ends abruptly
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were on Wednesday present at a meeting of all political parties' leaders called by Speaker Om Birla at his room in Parliament after the monsoon session ended this morning, two days early.
'Navjot Singh Sidhu's criticisms don't augur well': Amarinder Singh tells Sonia Gandhi
Aug 11, 2021, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday complained to Congress President Sonia Gandhi that Navjot Singh Sidhu's criticisms of his government "does not augur well for the smooth functioning".
'Cadre' Mamata drafts in Congress with other Opposition to challenge BJP in 2024
Jul 31, 2021, at 04:19 pm
Trashing her pre-2019 dream to build a federal front to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi politically, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who runs powerful regional satrap Trinamool Congress (TMC), preferred to keep herself low profile in her recently-concluded Delhi trip, where she met a number of Congress leaders besides two regional politicians with an aim to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2024 General Elections.
I am nobody alone, Opposition should unite to defeat Modi: Mamata after meeting Sonia, Rahul
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Snubbing her national political ambition, if at all any, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday once again appealed to all opposition forces to unite to oust the Modi government in 2024 polls, meeting Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi and top leader Rahul Gandhi here.
Mamata Banerjee to meet Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi today
Jul 28, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to give fuel to the Opposition unity to take on Modi in 2024 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday hold meetings with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal separately in the national capital.
Amarinder Singh won't meet Navjot Singh Sidhu without apology, says CM's media strategist
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amarinder Singh will not meet his bitter rival Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is now the new Congress chief in Punjab until the latter apologises for his social media attacks on the Punjab Chief Minister.
Amarinder Singh writes to Sonia Gandhi against Navjot Singh Sidhu's possible promotion plan
Jul 17, 2021, at 04:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Navjot Singh Sidhu met Sonia Gandhi on Friday over the party's infighting in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to the Congress President expressing his reservations on the cricketer-turned-politician's suggested elevation, media reports said.
Punjab Congress infighting worsens, Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Sonia-Rahul
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Friday met top brass Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi here as the infighting in the party's Punjab unit is far from getting over.
Congress to replace Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as Lok Sabha leader: Reports
Jul 13, 2021, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be replaced as the party's leader in the Lok Sabha and a couple of members of G23, the dissenters who wrote an explosive letter to President Sonia Gandhi last year, are contenders for the post, media reports said.
Jul 07, 2021, at 02:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After holding a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said he would accept "whatever decision is taken by the high command" amid bitter infighting in the state.
Amarinder Singh to meet Sonia Gandhi tomorrow amid Punjab Congress infighting
Jul 06, 2021, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is all set to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday amid the party's desperate attempt to resolve the infighting ahead of the assembly polls in the state next year.
Take immediate action: Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi over black fungus drug shortage
May 22, 2021, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention towards the shortage of a drug used to treat Mucormycosis, dubbed as black fungus.
12 opposition parties write to PM Modi suggesting measures to handle 'apocalyptic human tragedy'
May 13, 2021, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twelve major opposition parties have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Centre takes immediate action to combat the massive second wave of Coronavirus which is creating havoc in the Asian country, leaving the heath structure overwhelmed and accounting for an unprecedented number of deaths.